Is there a Notepad++ RegEx to remove everything but digits and spaces?

Question

Is there a RegEx to remove everything but digits and spaces in Notepad++?

I know there is one that removes only digits but i dont need that.

PS: I do not want the lines to be removed

Example:

11234123 alex-james
1412412 mmafsmasdas

After regex:

11234123
1412412

it works but i'd like to not remove the lines with the digits — Andrew Jetun, Apr 25 '20 at 13:33

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 25 '20 at 07:59

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As the pattern use [^\d ]+. Almost what Poul Bak proposed, but change * into +, i.e. the sequence of chars to match should be non-empty.

There is no point in searching for an empty string and replace it with another empty string.

answered Apr 25 '20 at 07:59

Valdi_Bo

it works but i'd like to not remove the lines with the digits – Andrew Jetun Apr 25 '20 at 13:32
@AndrewJetun: What's problem with this answer? It does what you want, doesn't it? – Toto Apr 25 '20 at 13:42
My solution does not remove lines with digits. The idea is: 1. Display the *Find* screen (Ctrl/F). 2. Select *Replace* tab. 3. Enter the regex into *Find what* field. 4. *Replace with* field leave empty. 5. Select *Regular expression* radio button. 6. Click *Find Next* to find the first match. 7. Click *Replace All*. 8. After replacement click *Close*. – Valdi_Bo Apr 25 '20 at 17:28

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 25 '20 at 14:24

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correction: try this:

([^0-9| ]+)

this will surely work!!!

open the file in notepad++ press CTRL+H check the box with search mode regular expression and put in the above regex and click replace all

edited Apr 25 '20 at 14:24

Wai Ha Lee

answered Apr 25 '20 at 11:10

Nikhil S

Why do you add parenthesis? Why do you separate `0-9` and space in 2 character class? How do you use this regex? They want to remove every character that is not digit or space. How does this answer the question? – Toto Apr 25 '20 at 11:59
@Toto corrected!!! – Nikhil S Apr 25 '20 at 14:15
@Andrew Jetun its wokring right !!!!! give it a green tick. community will get help!!! – Nikhil S Apr 28 '20 at 12:03
Try this ...... find what: `[^\d\n]*` and replace all with: `nothing` this won't remove lines as intended ..... – Haji Rahmatullah Apr 11 '21 at 13:29

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